Dan and the Big Fish (CCVC CCVCC CCCVCC CCCVC)

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "A Little Monkey and a Fish" by Nguon Sakal and Seng Visal. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Decodable Reader with Consonant Blends | Dan and the Big Fish

Practice Words

Complex single-syllable patterns with consonants qu, x, z, w, 's' plurals pronounced /z/, and the 'floss' rule for doubling final consonants.

fuzz wants quest
Page 1
Two monkeys in a fruit tree by a river, the purple one climbs while Dan runs along a branch toward the water.

Dan is up the top.

Page 2
Dan the monkey sits happily on a tree branch reaching toward green leaves in a peaceful riverside scene.

He is on a quest for the best frond.

Page 3
Dan the monkey sits on a branch looking excited and happy with one arm raised, surrounded by green leaves.

It has fuzz on it. He lets it drop.

Page 4
Dan leaps through the air between tree branches over the river with arms and legs outstretched in a grassy landscape.

Is the best frond at the end?

Page 5
Dan falls through the air upside down after a branch breaks, tumbling toward the ground with a surprised expression.

Snap!

Page 6
Close-up of the big fish with its mouth wide open showing rows of sharp teeth, a dragonfly flying nearby over the river.

Oh no! The fish is so big!

Page 7
Dan the monkey flips upside down in the air just above a giant fish with sharp teeth leaping from the river.

His mum grabs his leg.

Page 8
Two monkeys in a tree, a brown monkey named Dan climbs while a purple monkey with a banana watches from above.

Dan is back up the top.

Page 9
Dan the monkey swings on a vine over a river where a big fish with sharp teeth emerges from the water.

Dan wants a bit of a risk.

Page 10
Two scenes of Dan swinging on a vine while a huge fish with sharp teeth leaps from the water trying to catch him.

He swings as the fish jumps.

Page 11
Dan hangs from a vine sticking out his tongue while the purple monkey watches from a branch and a big fish lurks in the river.

No snack for the big fish.

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